The project involved a small interdisciplinary team, with myself Paulo Raposo, and Maksims Shentelevs, who will travel and work through the Curonain Spit, the peninsula with the sand dunes – that goes from Kalingrad in the south and the coast of Lithuania in the north, 98km long – 400m wide […]

This is a question I’ve been asking myself ever since I realized that “field recording” was something of a viable genre for many working with sound. Before hearing the term “field recording” (and I’ll throw in Phonography), I never thought much in making a distinction between working in or out […]

A selection of my Location Sound Films will be shown in Sweden next month… unfortunately I will not be able to attend the event. Full Pull 08 | Exhibition Dan Spegel, Olof Brostrom, Iris Piers Stapelbadden, Malmo, August 29-September 21

sound workshop for youth, rev. 3 Last week I gave a sound workshop which was part of a summer theater camp for youth in Mooste. The camp was held for the first time so there was plenty to be learned especially when trying to collaborate with the other workshops (drama, […]

Dale Lloyd has put together a nice set of video works on the and/OAR site he’s culled from the YouTube plethora. Its nice to get the occasional “curated” perspective as there always seems to be some new material to discover through someone elses view. Unfortunately, my complaints with YouTube are […]

These are noctilucent clouds hovering at the edge of the earth’s atmosphere on the fringes of space. Nobody is quite sure what they are, but its a beautiful phenomenon nonetheless, seen mostly at higher latitudes. I took this photo last night as the earliest sunlight made its way into the […]

After some email exchanges with Jez riley French we both felt there was plenty potential discussion surrounding our approaches to working with sound. Jez runs a great blog that reveals much about his artistic process, travels and interest in other artists whom he admires. After being asked to answer his […]

I have a track on a new compilation CD released by Paul Bradley/Edition Sonoro, the same label as myÂ Rudiment of Two CD from last year. The press release reads as follows… ‘resonant embers’ is a compilation CD featuring Paul Bradley, Maile Colbert, irr. app. (ext.), jgrzinich, Andrew Liles, Colin […]

Next week I will be in Berlin for the Tuned City – Between sound and space speculation event which involves 5 solid days of conferences, exhibitions and performances. I will be exhibiting video material compiled from my ongoing Location Sound Films project. I have put together two short films, one […]

I just uploaded a bunch of sounds to radio aporee ::: maps, one of the many interesting projects by Berlin based artist Udo Noll. Udo has done what I thought google would have already done with its maps or earth projects (but has not), which is to construct an interface […]

Jez riley French ran a good series of interviews with sound artists on his blog. He has posted his ‘four questions’ with me. I’ve always felt it is difficult to write about my experiences in working with sound but what I liked about this process is that somehow when someone […]

I spent several weeks in northern France in a temporary residence that functioned as a gathering place for friends, most of whom are avid composers and sound recordists. Naturally those who came started to explore the local area for interesting locations. The first week was exploratory in seeking out recording spots in […]

Radio show production based on some of my recordings in Nodar during my residency at Binauralmedia. This show was broadcast live on Resonance FM in London on Sunday June 8th, 2008. I have now made the show will also be available to listen to: /*framework*/ – phonography / field recording; […]

This past weekend I was in Riga to visit the Sound Forest festival. I could write about my impressions of the festival but I won’t. While there were a few good performances I enjoyed more the side activities that came with visiting friends in Riga. As is often the case […]

In April of 2008 I spent a month at the Binauralmedia residency in Nodar, Portugal. My interest was to carry out a sonic and visual survey of the landscape around the local village through a series of site-specific recording sessions. In particular I compared and contrasted the geographic lines caused […]

Video that documents some of my latest recording activities using installed wires, strings and resonant objects. I’ve decided to call this series ‘animate structures’ rather than phenomenological because it reflects more of the ‘living’ nature of what we hear in this installation as it responds to environmental conditions. The audio […]

A few days ago, while it was relatively warm out, I set up a temporary sound installation behind our house. The installation was a type of environmental sculpture constructed entirely out of objects and materials found around our yard (except for some basic household wire). The wire was strung up […]

The MoKS “Culture Station” will launch next week in Tartu. This is a diverse program of workshops, exhibitions, projects and performances that take place at numerous locations around the city. TheÂ “Sound Station” features workshops and performances by: Lau Nau, Kuupuu feat Joy Laav, .murmer, Bernu Rits and more.

ferric by john grzinich originally released as a 3″ mini CDr byÂ taÃ¢lem, France (2008) ‘ferric’ is a piece that came out of a series of recordings made in 2005 that focused on metal objects and abandoned metal structures found around the village where I live in Estonia. An occasional soundscape […]

With the recent temperatures falling far below zero, the lakes and rivers have finally frozen over. Its a special moment because there has not been any snow to cover the ice. The ice on the pond next to our house was clear enough to see fully through. There were bubbles […]

I’ve been taking advantage of the mild winter weather so far to do some site-specific recordings. Its normal that I visit various old ruins and natural locations in the countryside, but recently I’ve been going into old houses that have been abandoned for some time. It should be noted that […]

While this topic is only indirectly related to most of what gets posted here, I thought I would comment on it since it has come up in numerous discussions the past year. According to some people, 2007 is the year the music industry broke. But as Chris Anderson (proponent of […]